Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-20
PLATTEyILLE.
CITY AND VICINITY BRIEFs.

MI. Aoe Potter, of Mineral Point, is
visiting at the home of his parents in
this city.
Mr.. John McMury, of Dakota, is
visiting at the residence of Mr.. B.
Potter.
Mr.. David Slothowen, of Warren Wis
tied his son Charlie in this city last
week.
A party made up of young people
of Platteville and Wing, took pleas
ant trip to Potosi last Saturday.
A literary meeting was held at the
Medley school house last Thursday even
ing.
J.V.Gardner stillflourishes. His goods
are all first class, he has large variety
of them. and his prices are reasonable.
Call and see him you will be treated
kindly whether you buy or not.
The committee which was appointed
to formulate plan of organization of a
Business Mems Association met last
Monday evening.
Hon. Geo. 4. Vending will deliver
his celebrated lecture saul of Tarsus"
in the city hall tonight. Mr.. Vending
is without doubt the finest orator of
America, and cannot fail TO draw an
immense house.
Miss Mary Chase gave very pleas
ant party to some of her friends at her
home last Friday evening.
Several four-horse sleigh-loads were
improving the splendid sleighing on our
streets last week.
A tea party was held at the residence
of Rev. B. +. Wheeler one evening last
week.
The upper room in the rear of the
Nj. E. church is having partition put
in and is being fixed up. This is rem
dered necessarily the growth of the
Sunday school and the better accommo-
datlon of the class meeting.
Mrs. T. j. Brooks and her children,
of Boscobel, are visiting at the home of
her mother, Mrs. WIN. Poland, who
resides two or three miles northeast of
the city. "A
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King,
Sunday, January l6, 1887, a son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs j. V. Gardner,
Tuesday. January Is, 1887, Il son.
The people of Platteville had to do
without some of their mail the fore part
Of the week, on account of blockaded
trains.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson, who has been
quite ill, IS again in pretty good health.
Mr.. c. II. Mclean has engaged the
services of Mr.. Fred Doelz to assist him
with his repairing. He takes the place
of Mr.. John Carpenter
There was an auction sale of some OF
the household goods belonging to DR..
Richards, last Saturday.
Revival services have begun at the
Congregational church. We under
stand that considerable interest is being
manifested.
A party was held on last Saturday
evening at the residence of Mr.. j. B.
Penn.
Mr.. Milton Jones has been sick for
the past few days, resulting from bad
cold '4A
The scarlet fever report, which Great
ed considerable CONSERVATION here. has
turned out TO be something of a myth.
While there might have been few
cases of it, they were light and precau-
tons were taken to prevent its spread
so that it made no Roadway.
Miss Susie Carter is visiting relatives
and friends in Lancaster.
Mr.. Will L. Jennings has gone to
Minneapolis, Mimi, to visit his mother
and brother He left Sunday evening.
J. " Gardner still offers to his Gus,
toners the best of bargains, and will
give perfect satisfaction in all things
sold BY him He is unusually good
natured just at present You will dc
we'll to call on him.
The prayer room of the Methodist
church is to undergo some changes. A
platform is to be erected in the wesI
end. the floor to be carpeted, the ceiling
to be painted, the walls TO be papered
and it will be reseSted with chairs The
upper rooms of the rear of the church
have also undergone some changes.
The room in the east end is also
being painted. carpeted, etc.
A Lima gentleman tried TO drive q
sharp bargain with Platteville mer.
chant last week, but found to his sorrow
that Greek had met Creek Our
friend from Lima offered the grocery
man his purse, with its contents, in ex-
change for barrel of crackers worth
about $500 After some consideration
the offer was accepted and it was found
on examining the pocket that the
crackers had been sold for about 81 90
The elated cracker buyer started at
once for his team and returning loaded
his barrel and started for home. His surp-
rise may be imagined when on arriving
home he opened it and found the con-
tents to be conglomeration of ashes.
bones, old shoes, and such other fruit as
ripens in back yards at this time of year.
The transition had taken place while he
was getting his team and telling the
story of his good bargain.
MARRIED. Platteville, Jan. 10,
1887, by Rev. b. L. Wheeler. Mr.. Geo.
Mcpherson and Miss Carrie Clark, both
of Ellenboro.